What's Your Obsession

This week we’ll be checking out the Sideshow Collectibles Darth Talon Premium Format statue. When this went up for preorder, I immediately grabbed it. Then 5 minutes later I thought, why the hell am I ordering an expanded universe Star Wars character? I don’t care about that crap. THEN I looked at the higher-res pictures and figured what the hell, this is one of the best looking statues Sideshow’s put out, I’ll keep the order. But did the final production piece live up to the hype? Keep reading and you’ll find out.

Now I prefer me some blue alien ladies, but the red is vibrant as all hell. It really pops and stands out. Since she’s a Sith, she’s got crazy tattoos over her like Darth Maul does, and in the Sideshow photos of her with Maul, she makes an incredible looking companion piece. I should mention that I grabbed the exclusive but I didn’t bother taking any pics of the cape, I preferred how she looked without it. The fabric for the cape seems flimsy and somewhat cheap, the transparency doesn’t help either.

As simple as the base is on this, I feel it fits it perfectly. The rocky bits would’ve been nice enough but going to the extra effort of adding the footprint really sealed the deal. The cloth used for her shorts is a little basic. The only other cloth is used on the back of the top, and parts of her boots. It’s a rather gimmicky usage of the Premium Format label, but whatever, her being at about 1/4th scale is well worth it.

The sculpting is superb. The expression has a look that says “Don’t start up with me or you’ll regret it”. The pose is an almost casual walking, yet it retains a strength to it. She pulls off a badass look, despite having ridiculously little in the way of clothing. The tattoo lines aren’t simply painted on her, they’re sculpted. The accessories like the top, shoes, gloves, and lightsaber look fantastic, the top in particular has some top-notch weathering to it. The shoes and gloves are just as great. The face on this is one of the finest sculpted female faces I’ve ever seen.

The paint isn’t as high-end as the sculpting but it’s very nice nonetheless. I want to mention that the high-res pics in this review (click on any of the images) are SO MUCH larger than real life due to the macro lens I’m now using. MANY of the paint problems you’ll see in the high-res shots are damn near impossible to see in real life. That said, there is a bit of sloppiness around some of the smaller lines. The lips are a little tough but not too bad. As mentioned earlier, the red is incredibly vibrant and no paint issues there.

If you’re interested in owning an absolutely gorgeous female alien statue, this fits the bill. If you’re a Star Wars fan, even better. I didn’t see myself ever recommending an expanded universe Star Wars statue but this one gets majors props. The exclusive isn’t a big deal, I’d try to pick up the regular for cheaper. Then you’ll have some extra dough to buy a higher-end cape from me when I have nice customs in a few days, haha.

5/5.

Buying Options : Hop on the waitlist at Sideshow for the regular, it’ll probably convert. I’d also look around local shops, if you can’t find one, check Ebay.